A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animals, so as to extensively revise provisions relating to dogs and especially provisions relating to dangerous and vicious dogs; to define and redefine terms; to provide for liability for injuries and damage caused by dogs; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imputable negligence, so as to provide for a conforming amendment; to state legislative intent; to provide for other related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Jul/01/2012 - Effective Date

May/03/2012 - Act 765

May/03/2012 - House Date Signed by Governor

Apr/05/2012 - House Sent to Governor

Mar/29/2012 - House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

Mar/26/2012 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/26/2012 - Senate Third Read

Mar/22/2012 - Senate Read Second Time

Mar/22/2012 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Mar/07/2012 - Senate Read and Referred

Mar/07/2012 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/07/2012 - House Third Readers

Mar/07/2012 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Mar/05/2012 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Jan/11/2012 - House Second Readers

Jan/10/2012 - House First Readers

Jan/09/2012 - House Hopper

Dec/22/2011 - House Prefiled

Footnotes

3/7/2012 Withdrawn from the Rules Calendar and recommitted to the Rules Committee; 3/7/2012 Modified Structured Rule